Marilyn Berger

Marilyn Berger (23 August 1935-) was an American broadcast and newspaper journalist and author who worked for newspapers including The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Biography
Marilyn Berger graduated from Cornell University and the Columbia School of Journalism, and she worked as a foreign correspondent for Newsday on Long Island from 1965 to 1970. From there, she moved on to The Washington Post, where she played a key role in the Watergate scandal; she reported that White House staffer Ken Clawson had bragged to her about authorizing the Canuck Letter (a letter meant to defame Edmund Muskie) over drinks at her apartment. After leaving The Post, she worked for NBC News, and she hosted local television news programs in New York City.